Feinstein High School is located at 544 Elmwood Ave, Providence. It is home to the 2007 Boy's Division 2 Basketball Champs and the 2006 Boy's Division 3 Basketball Champs. Feinstein as a very distributed cultural make up, 59% of the students are Hispanic, 23% are African American, and 10% are white. 7% are Asian, and 1% is Native American. Of all the students, 40% of the students area eligible for free or reduced lunch. About 76% of the students come from economically disadvantaged households (School Data Direct 2007). 15% of students are receiving special services of the self-contained nature. Feinstein High School has been labeled as making insufficient progress by NCLB standards for the past 5 years (Information Works 2006). To understand the school, you have to also look at both the community surrounding the school, and the district that the school belongs to.
Community Background
Providence is a very diverse community. 58% of the population is Hispanic, 22% is African American, 13% is white, 6% is Asian and about 1% are Native Americans (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006). Of all these different ethnicities, 8% of the them are bilingual, and an equivalent 8% are learning English (Information Works 2006). Providence has a pretty distributed income level. Of the almost 59,000 households in the city, 15.2% have an income of less that $10,000 a year. From $10,000 to $24,999 in income, 23.8% of the households exist. From $25,000 to $49,999 in income, 27.3% of the households exist. 23.3% have an income between $50,000 to $99,999 a year. The remaining 10.4% make over $100,000 a year per household (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006).
The education levels of the population are a little more evenly distributed. Of the population that is 25 years old or older, 17.8% of them never made it to high school, 12.9% went to high school but didn't graduate, 24.2% have a high school degree, 12.5% have attended college but don't have a degree, 4.2% have their associates degree, 16.2% have their bachelor's degree and 12.3% have graduate degrees (U.S. Census Bureau). In 2001, Providence was the most violent area in Rhode Island by far, even higher then the national average (IDcide).
District Summary
Providence has a population of 170,435. Of that, 96,634 are 25 years old or higher. 69.4% are high school graduates and 28.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher, the lower education levels of the inhabitants attributes to the amount of poverty in the area. The per-capita income is $17,975 per household, compared to the $25,267 average of the US, and $24,374 in Rhode Island (US Census Bureau) .
51,604 people live in the district, 30.3%, are foreign born. 45.4% of the city is white, 36% is Hispanic or Latino, and 16.4% is African American. A small amount of Asians and Native Americans exist in Providence too (U.S. Census Bureau). The highly diverse population also attributes to the amount of poverty. Most of the people living in Providence live in apartents or multi-family homes (US Census Bureau). There are 49 schools the Providence school district. 65% of the schools in the district have been labeled as making insufficient progress, 29% are moderately proficient and 6% are highly proficient by NCLB standards (Information Works, 2006)
School Analysis
Students of Feinstein High school are challenged to meet the standards set for them. Feinstein High School has been labeled as making insufficient progress for the past 5 years by NCLB standards. There are no AP courses offered in any subject. Feinstein is also very far below the state average for both mathematics and english/language arts. In the 2005-06 school year, the average percent of students proficient in mathematics for the state of Rhode Island was 42%, the percent at Feinstein High School was 7%. In that same year, the average percent of students proficient in english language arts in Rhode Island was 54%, a 2% improvement from the previous year for the state average. Feinstein High School's percent was 18%, which is better then the 7% for the mathematics, but in the previsous school year, 33% students were proficient in English language arts. In one year, the school dropped from 33% to 18% proficiency in english language arts. The student teacher ratio is 1:13. The rate of suspensions per 100 students for the 2005-2006 school year was 24, which is right around the same numbers for other schools in the district . The percent of families that participated in the SALT survey in the 2005-2006 school year was only 8% (Information Works).
Conclusion
Feinstein High School is not a very good school, except for their outstanding sports teams. The graduation rate is only 66.3%, which is 9% lower then the state target of 75.3%. Failing NCLB standards for the past 5 years is also not the best thing to have labeled to a school. This school does have to deal with a lot of poverty, which will make it harder. Their basketball teams are very good apparently though, so they've got that going for them. Feinstein is a very diverse school, and there is a lot of poverty in the surrounding community, so there is a few things stacked against them. On the plus side, they are not the least safe school in the state, but then again, they are kind of close.
References
"Detailed Tables." U.S. Census bureau. 05 Oct 2007. U.S. Census Bureau. 05 OCT 2007 http://factfinder.census.gov.
"Fact Finder." Providence, Rhode Island Fact sheet. U.S. Census Bureau. 8 Oct 2007 [[|www.factfinder.census.gov]]
Title Feinstein High School
Introduction
Feinstein High School is located at 544 Elmwood Ave, Providence. It is home to the 2007 Boy's Division 2 Basketball Champs and the 2006 Boy's Division 3 Basketball Champs. Feinstein as a very distributed cultural make up, 59% of the students are Hispanic, 23% are African American, and 10% are white. 7% are Asian, and 1% is Native American. Of all the students, 40% of the students area eligible for free or reduced lunch. About 76% of the students come from economically disadvantaged households (School Data Direct 2007). 15% of students are receiving special services of the self-contained nature. Feinstein High School has been labeled as making insufficient progress by NCLB standards for the past 5 years (Information Works 2006). To understand the school, you have to also look at both the community surrounding the school, and the district that the school belongs to.Community Background
Providence is a very diverse community. 58% of the population is Hispanic, 22% is African American, 13% is white, 6% is Asian and about 1% are Native Americans (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006). Of all these different ethnicities, 8% of the them are bilingual, and an equivalent 8% are learning English (Information Works 2006). Providence has a pretty distributed income level. Of the almost 59,000 households in the city, 15.2% have an income of less that $10,000 a year. From $10,000 to $24,999 in income, 23.8% of the households exist. From $25,000 to $49,999 in income, 27.3% of the households exist. 23.3% have an income between $50,000 to $99,999 a year. The remaining 10.4% make over $100,000 a year per household (U.S. Census Bureau, 2006).The education levels of the population are a little more evenly distributed. Of the population that is 25 years old or older, 17.8% of them never made it to high school, 12.9% went to high school but didn't graduate, 24.2% have a high school degree, 12.5% have attended college but don't have a degree, 4.2% have their associates degree, 16.2% have their bachelor's degree and 12.3% have graduate degrees (U.S. Census Bureau). In 2001, Providence was the most violent area in Rhode Island by far, even higher then the national average (IDcide).
District Summary
Providence has a population of 170,435. Of that, 96,634 are 25 years old or higher. 69.4% are high school graduates and 28.5% have a bachelor's degree or higher, the lower education levels of the inhabitants attributes to the amount of poverty in the area. The per-capita income is $17,975 per household, compared to the $25,267 average of the US, and $24,374 in Rhode Island (US Census Bureau) .51,604 people live in the district, 30.3%, are foreign born. 45.4% of the city is white, 36% is Hispanic or Latino, and 16.4% is African American. A small amount of Asians and Native Americans exist in Providence too (U.S. Census Bureau). The highly diverse population also attributes to the amount of poverty. Most of the people living in Providence live in apartents or multi-family homes (US Census Bureau). There are 49 schools the Providence school district. 65% of the schools in the district have been labeled as making insufficient progress, 29% are moderately proficient and 6% are highly proficient by NCLB standards (Information Works, 2006)
School Analysis
Students of Feinstein High school are challenged to meet the standards set for them. Feinstein High School has been labeled as making insufficient progress for the past 5 years by NCLB standards. There are no AP courses offered in any subject. Feinstein is also very far below the state average for both mathematics and english/language arts. In the 2005-06 school year, the average percent of students proficient in mathematics for the state of Rhode Island was 42%, the percent at Feinstein High School was 7%. In that same year, the average percent of students proficient in english language arts in Rhode Island was 54%, a 2% improvement from the previous year for the state average. Feinstein High School's percent was 18%, which is better then the 7% for the mathematics, but in the previsous school year, 33% students were proficient in English language arts. In one year, the school dropped from 33% to 18% proficiency in english language arts. The student teacher ratio is 1:13. The rate of suspensions per 100 students for the 2005-2006 school year was 24, which is right around the same numbers for other schools in the district . The percent of families that participated in the SALT survey in the 2005-2006 school year was only 8% (Information Works).Conclusion
Feinstein High School is not a very good school, except for their outstanding sports teams. The graduation rate is only 66.3%, which is 9% lower then the state target of 75.3%. Failing NCLB standards for the past 5 years is also not the best thing to have labeled to a school. This school does have to deal with a lot of poverty, which will make it harder. Their basketball teams are very good apparently though, so they've got that going for them. Feinstein is a very diverse school, and there is a lot of poverty in the surrounding community, so there is a few things stacked against them. On the plus side, they are not the least safe school in the state, but then again, they are kind of close.References
"Detailed Tables." U.S. Census bureau. 05 Oct 2007. U.S. Census Bureau. 05 OCT 2007 http://factfinder.census.gov."Fact Finder." Providence, Rhode Island Fact sheet. U.S. Census Bureau. 8 Oct 2007 [[|www.factfinder.census.gov]]
"School Overview." School Data Direct. 2007. School Data Direct. 05 Oct 2007 http://www.schoolmatters.com
"School Preformance." Information Works. 2006. Information Works. 8 Oct 2007 http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu
"Rhode Island 2001 violent crime rate." Rhode Island 2001 violent crime rate. IDcide. 8 Oct 2007 http://www.idcide.com
"Using Information." Using Information__. Information Works. 9 Oct 2007 [[http://infoworks.ride.uri.edu/2007/pdf/usinginfo/28179H-info.pdfCR EVAL - BRYCE M